Middletown Animal Control Needs Help Saving Sick Puppy

Middletown Animal Control is asking for donations to help treat 4-month-old "Kira," who is recovering from parvovirus.

Updated at 7:13 PM EDT on Friday, Aug 15, 2014

Middletown Animal Control is asking for donations to help cover the cost of treatment for a puppy who came to the facility in grave condition.

Four-month-old “Kira,” a Daschund mix, is slowly recovering from parvovirus, which can be deadly. Animal Control is nursing her back to health but needs help covering her veterinary bills, which have reached $1,400 and continue to climb, the agency posted on its Facebook page.

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Since the pup’s owner couldn’t afford her medical expenses and had to give her up, Animal Control hopes to soon find Kira a new home.

She began eating solid food today and even chewed her IV, which means she’s getting better, the agency wrote.

Donations can be sent to:

Middletown Animal Control
222 Main Street
Middletown, CT 06457

Call Animal Control at 860-638-4030 to learn more about Kira or ask about adoption.